Diaper construction



May 19, 1942. 2,283,178 1 5. BROWN DIAPER CONSTRUCTION Filec} April 17, 1.941

Patented May 19, 1942 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,283,178 p l nmrna CONSTRUCTION Susie Brown, Chicago, Ill. Application April 17, 1941, Serial No. 389,059

1 Claim. (cl; 128-284) This invention relates a novel construction of baby's diaper having means,,forming a part of the diaper for attaching the diaper to the body of a baby and without the use of pins or buttons.

More particularly, it is an aim of the invention to provide a diaper of simple construction, requiring no pins or buttons for attaching the diaper to the baby andhaving means, forming a part of the diaper and which maybe easily laundered with the diaper for readily attaching the diaper to or removing it from an infant's I Still a further aim of the invention is to provide a diaper construction so constructed that the diaper can be readily enlarged in size to accommodate it for use on--babies of different sizes and ages and to thereby enable the diaper to be used from the time the child is a very young infant through the entire period that diapers are worn.

Still a further aim of the invention is to provide a diaper construction which may be quickly and easily applied or removed and which may be fitted neatly and snugly on the body of the baby and so as to engage snugly around the legs.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing. which illustrates a preferred embodiment thereof, and wherein: 1

Figure 1 is a plan view showing the diaper extended and of a width for use by young babies,

Figure 2 isan enlai'ged plan view showing the end of the front part of-the diaper folded back toprovide a front portion of double thickness,

' folded with the front and back ends attached and Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially along the plane of the line 6-5 of Figure 3.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like referencecharacters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the diflerent views, Hi designates generally the diaper in. its

entirety, and which includes an elongated sheet II which is preferably of a soft fabric and which preferably includes two or more plies i2, as best seen in Figure 6, which suitably attached at theiredges as at ll.

The sheet or body portion H of the diaper, as seen in Figures 1 to 3, is provided with the pleat M which extends from end to end thereofand. which is tacked down at a plurality'of points,. as by means of stitching l5. The sheet or body por- I tion H is provided with an end l5, forming the back portion of the diaper Ill and which is pro- 'vided, adjacent its side edges with longitudinally pairs of ties 22 and 23, attached thereto adjacent The diaper l0, as shown in Figures the side edges thereof, as by stitching at 2i, and which project laterally therefrom. The laterally alined pair of ties 22 are disposed adjacent the intermediate portion of the diaper l0 and the laterally alined pair of ties 23 are disposed in longitudinally spaced relationship to the ties-22 and toward the extremity of the front portion 2 I, but a substantial distancefrom the extremity thereof to form the portion 25 which forms the outer or upper part of the front portion 2 I. 'The pairs of ties 25 are attached to the free end of the portion 25 and are tacked down, as by stitch-- ing 21 across the end thereof, as best seenin 1 a and Figurei.-

. Figure 6 is adapted for use on young infants and the portion 25 is folded back'on the'inner side of the portion 2|, along a line above and adjacent the pairs'of ties 23, as illustrated in Fig-v ure 2. The diaper I0 is then applied around the infant and the pairs of ties Hare-passed through the complementary openings l9 and tied,"as seen in Figure 3 toengage around the waist ofthe infant, notshown. Ties 22 are" then passed through the complementary openings l8 and tied for fastening the diaper l0 around the legs of the infant. It will thus be apparent that the foldedthe diaper I 0, as assembled in Figures 3 and 6, is too small for the infant, the stitching I 5 is removed to remove the pleat ll to thereby increase the width of the sheet or body portion I I and the stitching 21 is also removed for releasing the ties 26 so that they will project laterally from the side edges of the extremity of the front portion 2|, as seen in Figure 4. The diaper can then be applied to the body of the infant and assembled, as seen in Figure 5, with the ties 26 passed through openings l9 and tied high on the I! and tied, low about the waist, and the ties 22 passed through the complementary openings l1 and tied for engaging around the legs of the I baby. Obviously, the openings 20 may be employed instead of the openings IQ for receiving the ties 26 in order to cause the diaper It to fit more snugly about the body.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed.

waist, the ties 23 passed through the openings v When the baby has grown sufllciently so that" I claim as my invention:

A diaper construction comprising an elongated sheet, said sheet, adjacent one end thereof, being provided with longitudinally spaced openings disposed adjacent the side edges, ties connected to said sheet, adjacent its opposite end and projecting laterally from said side edges, said ties being adapted to be passed through certain of said openings, when the diaper is folded, and tied for securing the diaper firmly on the body of a baby, said ties including sets of ties attached adjacent each longitudinal edge of said last mentioned end of the sheet, the extremity of said last mentioned end 0! the sheet extending substantially beyond said sets of ties, and said extremity portion being adapted to be folded back upon the sheet, and a pair oi. ties secured to the last mentioned end of the sheet, at the extremity thereof, said last mentioned ties being tacked down and being releasable tor adapting the diaper for use on babies of different sizes.

SUSIE BROWN. 

